Q: Is 72,428,118 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,428,118 is a composite number.

Why is 72,428,118 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 72,428,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 73 146 219 438 511 1,022 1,533 3,066 23,623 47,246 70,869 141,738 165,361 330,722 496,083 992,166 1,724,479 3,448,958 5,173,437 10,346,874 12,071,353 24,142,706 36,214,059 and 72,428,118, with no remainder.

Since 72,428,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,428,118, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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